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Radioisotopes are often used to help understand chemical and biological processes in plants.

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Describe one way that radioactive isotopes have been used in agriculture?

it is used in soil


What are Radioactive isotopes used for?

Some examples are deuterium and tritium which are radioactive isotopes of hydrogen.


What is radioactive labelling?

A radioactive label is a chemical compound in which one or more atoms have been replaced by a radioisotope so by virtue of its radioactive decay it can be used to explore the mechanism of chemical reactions. It does this by tracing the path that the radioisotope follows from reactants to products.


What type of technology is used in agriculture?

some examples of technology used in agriculture is plows,tractors,cattle...etc.


Give two examples of how tracers are used tell why radioactive isotopes work as tracers?

Alloys


Give two examples of how tracers are used .tell why radioactive isotopes work as tracers?

Alloys


A tracer is a radioactive element whose pathway through the steps of a chemical reaction can be followed?

Yes a tracer is a radioactive element whose pathway through the steps of a chemical reaction can be followed. It can be used to explore the mechanism of chemical reactions by tracing the path that the radioisotope follows from reactants to products.


Are all the radioactive elements found in the last group of the Periodic Table?

No, many other elements are radioactive or have radioactive isotopes. Examples of this are carbon 14, which is used in carbon dating, Radon, Krypton, Hydrogen, Iodine, and many others.


What is a tracing wheel?

a tracing wheel is a stick with a knotched circle on it. it was used with colored paper to mark lines on a fabric for sewing.


What is a tracing paper?

Tracing paper can be laid over a line drawing (for example) and a pen or pencil used to draw over the drawing below that can be seen through the translucent tracing paper.


How can physical properties be used to group elements?

It is the atomic number. It is the physical property.


What is tracing vellum?

Tracing vellum is often used for experimenting on top of a pencil drawing, prior to committing a technique to the final page.